So when Lionel Richie was asked by The Daily Telegraph what he thinks about his daughter shacking up with the father-of-three, his response was as expected. But diplomatic all the same.

“She’s 19,” he said. “When you’re 19 you know everything. Is it going to be for life? I don’t know. But for right now it’s just a phase and I’m going to stand real still in the corner, get me a good drink and not make too much noise.”

It sounds like he's trying to stay waaaaaay outta this one in hopes that she'll move on eventually.

“From what I met of him he’s a very nice guy,” he said. “When you hang around the reality world, who knows what you are really doing? This is a well-oiled machine, the Kardashian machine. I don’t really know what to think. I told Sofia I will have no opinion. I’ll continue to be my cheerful self and move on.”

Considering they've already been together 9 months, we'll be interested to see just how long this ~phase~ goes for.

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